All the dates I try say "Sorry, prices for your selected date are not yet available online. Please phone our call centre for more information."

4th Jun 2011

Dont the SUN do this each year anyway?

4th Jun 2011

Heat added. Shame my passport's expired!

4th Jun 2011

thanks

Original Poster

4th Jun 2011

callum9999

All the dates I try say "Sorry, prices for your selected date are not yet … All the dates I try say "Sorry, prices for your selected date are not yet available online. Please phone our call centre for more information."

what date/s did you want? ValO booked ok.

Edited by: "chalkysoil" 4th Jun 2011

Original Poster

4th Jun 2011

Outward

Dover - Calais Tue 07 Jun 2011 11:50

£9.50

Options

None

Return

Calais - Dover Tue 07 Jun 2011 19:30

£9.50

Options

None

Includes

2 adults , Car up to 1.8m high

Original Poster

4th Jun 2011

and

Outward

Dover - Calais Wed 08 Jun 2011 10:25

£1.00

Options

None

Return

Calais - Dover Wed 08 Jun 2011 19:30

£1.00

Options

None

Includes

2 adults , No vehicle (foot passenger)

4th Jun 2011

mikefellows

Heat added. Shame my passport's expired!

The last time I went to France on a day trip it was a coach trip and nobody checked out passports on the way out in either UK or France. On the way back the British checked them at Calais and one of the passengers did not have a passport, he thought you did not need one for France! LOL. He was allowed back in.

4th Jun 2011

I don't drive and I'm on my own. I'll take a toy car instead...

Original Poster

4th Jun 2011

my husband forgot to renew his passport once and had to borrow his brother's one for a day trip. Customs didn't notice.

Original Poster

4th Jun 2011

This deal runs out in 20 minutes

probably

5th Jun 2011

OK if you live near Dover as Petrol prices are so high, but then the exchange rate is still poor

5th Jun 2011

chalkysoil

what date/s did you want? ValO booked ok.

I don't actually want any dates - I was just trying to see if you could book a £1 day trip from Dover and a £1 day trip from Calais so you can have a longer stay (not that the dates for this fit in with my plan to do that anyway!). I tried most of the dates in that range (excluding the specified exclusions) and it said that everytime. Presumably it was just an error.

Original Poster

5th Jun 2011

Day trips are always much cheaper than longer return tickets/One way tickets and they make sure you can't fiddle it. Allegedly if you aren't on the boat coming home within x hours your card gets charged. Various ideas have been dreamed up about paying with a prepay card etc but I've never heard of a way round it.

Banned

5th Jun 2011

hot... but website on its knees... message on site says:

we're very sorryWe are currently experiencing heavy traffic on our site and are unable to quote you online

5th Jun 2011

wharf82

The last time I went to France on a day trip it was a coach trip and … The last time I went to France on a day trip it was a coach trip and nobody checked out passports on the way out in either UK or France. On the way back the British checked them at Calais and one of the passengers did not have a passport, he thought you did not need one for France! LOL. He was allowed back in.

So the lesson is, you don't need a passport if you are going to France?

5th Jun 2011

hugekebab

So the lesson is, you don't need a passport if you are going to France?

You do need a passport when entering or leaving the UK.

Prior to leaving Dover, you may get it checked by UK Customs and PAF (Police Aux Frontier).

On the way back in France you will have it checked by the Police Aux Frontier again and also UK Immigration. If you dont have your passport, you'll find yourself stuck at the control for quite some time while they carry out checks and interview you to establish you are a British citizen before being allowed back in.

5th Jun 2011

Used to be a passport wasn't needed - just a pass.

5th Jun 2011

Site is down due to heavy traffic for me. Just a heads up it's rammed down the port today, mostly Dutch going back after the holidays. Atleast it is with DFDS, working here atm.

5th Jun 2011

And you will need a passport, although you can leave the country with a driver's license. Just may have trouble getting back.

5th Jun 2011

cite europe just the other side of the channel is a nice place to go for a day trip - were not far from dover and have popped over for the day before.

The 1.28euro wine was excellent!!

Original Poster

5th Jun 2011

looks like the promotion code is still working today, and site was ok for me just now. You definitely need a passport!

Dover - Calais Thu 09 Jun 2011 10:25 £9.50 Options None

Return Calais - Dover Thu 09 Jun 2011 19:30 £9.50

Options

None

Includes

2 adults , Car up to 1.8m high

5th Jun 2011

As a foot passenger, do you get stranded in Calais port? How do I get to Calais when the ferry arrives?

Original Poster

5th Jun 2011

there's a frequent bus, goes to the shopping centre or centre ville, might even be a port bus. We've walked back in the past although a good 20 minutes from the shops to the check in and not recommended.

5th Jun 2011

RCUK

cite europe just the other side of the channel is a nice place to go for … cite europe just the other side of the channel is a nice place to go for a day trip - were not far from dover and have popped over for the day before.The 1.28euro wine was excellent!!

Good place to buy bread as well. Tastes so different to the supermarket crap you get over here. (And pain au chocolat, buy the one with buerre in though )

Edited by: "Shengis" 5th Jun 2011

6th Jun 2011

Thanks Op! Just booked a 'fathers day' day out. :-))2 adults and 3 kids with a car - £19. Not bad me thinks

cite europe just the other side of the channel is a nice place to go for … cite europe just the other side of the channel is a nice place to go for a day trip - were not far from dover and have popped over for the day before.The 1.28euro wine was excellent!!

A cheeky little number, an initial subtle flavour of oak and forest fruit with a finish reminiscent of turps substitute.

Edited by: "woodstock" 6th Jun 2011

6th Jun 2011

What can you do in Calais, apart from shopping for booze and bread?? ;-)

6th Jun 2011

typical init?

Original Poster

6th Jun 2011

There’s also a Second World War museum situated in a bunker which was once a command post for the German navy. Now it contains a magnificent display of military objects, uniforms and arms. The museum concentrates on the history of Calais and its surrounding area from 1940 until the liberation in 1944.Take a bracing walk on the long pale sandy beach at Escalles and look up at the mighty Cap Blanc-Nez cliffs, an area of outstanding natural beauty. The White Cliffs of Dover are just 34 km away and are visible in clear weather.Wednesday and Saturday mornings place d'Armes and Saturday mornings place Crèvecoeur.The main shopping streets are Boulevard Jacquard, Boulevard Lafayette and Rue Royale. There you will find La Maison du Fromage, Rue Saint André ; Le Bar à Vin, Place d’Armes and Royal Dentelle the Calais lace shop.

6th Jun 2011

chalkysoil

There’s also a Second World War museum situated in a bunker which was o … There’s also a Second World War museum situated in a bunker which was once a command post for the German navy. Now it contains a magnificent display of military objects, uniforms and arms. The museum concentrates on the history of Calais and its surrounding area from 1940 until the liberation in 1944.Take a bracing walk on the long pale sandy beach at Escalles and look up at the mighty Cap Blanc-Nez cliffs, an area of outstanding natural beauty. The White Cliffs of Dover are just 34 km away and are visible in clear weather.Wednesday and Saturday mornings place d'Armes and Saturday mornings place Crèvecoeur.The main shopping streets are Boulevard Jacquard, Boulevard Lafayette and Rue Royale. There you will find La Maison du Fromage, Rue Saint André ; Le Bar à Vin, Place d’Armes and Royal Dentelle the Calais lace shop.

This is really useful information, thank you, and to op for posting great deal.

24 Hour Short Break Offer Take your car to France for just £19* Return! If you are travelling to France between 6 June 2011 and 20 July 2011, you can take a return trip for just £19* when returning within a 24 hour period. To take advantage of this offer just book your trip between 6th June 2011 and 19 July 2011 and return by the last sailing on the following day. Norfolkline provides ferry services to Dunkirk from Dover with a crossing time of under 2 hours with up to 12 ferry sailings per day in both directions. Our full sailing schedule between Dunkirk and Dover is presented in the routes section.

Take a day return trip and enjoy Dunkirk.Dunkirk is home to a great supermarket at Auchan, just five minutes drive from the port at Dunkirk. This is a great place to shop for all your household goods, plus a wide selection of beers, wines and spirits. Why not check out the seafood and cheese counters, offering sumptuous fresh produce with traditional French flair? Dunkirk also has a wide selection of shops and restaurants in the heart of the town. Making for a great day's shopping. You can also visit one of the town's museums, offering an in depth history of the town during the world wars.

Original Poster

9th Jun 2011

chrissafc

any other codes - looking to go for a week in july

Late July until early September – the school holidays – isa notoriously expensive time to travel. So to help you get away this summer DFDS Seaways has come up with this spectacular summer deal.

Book your Dover-Dunkirk crossings before June 30 and you can travel from 22 July to 5 September for these incredibly low fares: